Epergne
John Samuel Hunt
(died in 1
died in 1865)
1848 or 1849
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver, glass
DimensionsWeight: 4,862 gm (156 oz 6 dwt)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lowell
Accession number64.128a-c
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on two cartouches on the base, arms, crest and motto of Lowell.
INSCRIPTIONS: engraved in cartouche on the base, the initials of John Amory Lowell in cipher; engraved on underside of base, john Amory Lowell May 3rd 1848 from his grateful friend Mary Booth; John Amory Lowell/1798-1881/John Lowell/1824-1897/John Lowell/1856-1922; stamped on rim of base, HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR MORTIMER & HUNTProvenanceGiven in 1848 by Mary Boott to John Amory Lowell (1798-1881), who married Susan Cabot Lowell, to their son John Lowell (1824-1897), who married Lucy B. Emerson, to their son John Lowell (1856-1922), who married Mary Emlen Hale, to their son Ralph Lowell (1890-1978), who married Charlotte Loring (1897-1984), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lowell to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 12, 1964)
